Minister of Information and Digitalisation Moses Kunkuyu has told journalists in Lilongwe that fuel shortage is going to normalise by Wednesday next week as the country has started receiving more supplies from today.

According to Kunkuyu forex challenges in the country disrupted fuel procurement which has affected the flow of fuel to Malawi.

The Information Minister further said since January, fuel reserves in the country dropped to about 20 percent as the scarcity of forex forced the country to procure from the available resources.

Kunkuyu said 495 thousand litres of fuel have arrived in the country and more tankers are on their way from Beira in Mozambique and Daresalaam in Tanzania.

The minister explained that a team of fuel stakeholders officials went to negotiate on the mode of payment since the country is still struggling to get forex.